English Idioms in Strips

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To share the cost of something, especially a meal. (Cambridge Idioms Dictionary)

Going Dutch is a term that indicates that each person participating in a group activity pays for himself or herself, rather than any one person paying for anyone else. It is also called Dutch date and Dutch Treat.(wikipedia)

There are two possible senses – each person paying their own expenses, or the entire bill being split (divided evenly) between all participants. In strict usage, “Going Dutch” refers to the former, paying one’s own expenses, with the later being referred to as “splitting the bill”, but in casual usage these may both be referred to as “Going Dutch”. Splitting the bill is generally easier to compute, as it does not require checking what each individual ordered, but has the downside that people who ordered more expensive items are subsidized by others, and may be encouraged to order more expensive items knowing that their costs will be subsidized.